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A wiki is a type of website where multiple authors can be designated to edit and create content. Wikis have discussion pages, history to view previous edits, and can be public, semi-private, or private.
 * What's a wiki?**

[|CommonCraft] created a video that explains how a wiki works: Ah-Bon French middle school wiki Bishop Blog Wiki is a high school Spanish teacher's wiki [|David Warlick's CoLearners] shows how a presenter can put presentations, notes, handouts, and invite participants. Dorman Data Digest is a history or social studies teacher's wiki FrauLyon high school German wiki LanguageLinks2006 and specifically the Intern Level Methods shows how wikis can be an interactive tool for World Language Methods courses Mme Mina Kim, French Teacher, has a fantastic wiki. Mme Thomas French class wiki SpartaFrancais - French class wiki Youth Wiki is a collaborative project across several schools [|Wikilengua del español] Un sitio abierto y participativo para compartir información práctica sobre la norma, el uso y el estilo del español y un medio para reflejar la diversidad de una lengua hablada por cientos de millones de personas. Wanglaoshi Wiki Chinese K-1 wiki
 * Examples**

If you have a wikispaces.com account, then login and "Request to join" this wiki. If you don't have a wikispaces.com account, then go to []
 * To get started refer to this handout!** [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" caption="external image pdf.png" link="http://njwltech.wikispaces.com/file/view/wiki+tutorial.pdf"]] [|wiki tutorial.pdf]

So if students are creating wikis, how can you assess them? [|Vicki Davis] has a [|wiki grading rubric] and [|Read*Write*Think] has a [|wiki rubric and interesting lesson on protest songs.]

Ready to start your own wiki? [|Visit this page to get the advertisement-free wikispace or click the image below].


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And, **need help**? Check out the [|video tours] of Wikispaces to learn how to begin editing your page, add images and media, and personalize your space.

The main page of the Wikispaces Help has quite an array of help topics to chose from. For more specific information that has been asked for by teachers, it can be found in the Teachers Section of the Wikispaces help.